The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry Into Its Origin and Growth

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry Into Its Origin and Growth by John Bagnell Bury. Read by Barry Ganong John Bagnell Bury was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University in the early twentieth century. In The Idea of Progress, he assesses the concepts of history found in the classical period and then traces the historical development of the concept of political and social progress by looking at writers from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It is interesting to consider what the history of the past hundred years would add to such an analysis. - Summary by Barry Ganong For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (247MB)

Directors & creators

John Bagnell Bury

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; history; progress; optimism; utopias; philosophy;

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